Examiner William Spieler has allowed 800 of 1,046 decided applications (76%) in Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security.
William Spieler maintains a public record across two art units in Technology Center 2100 (Computer Architecture, Software, and Information Security). Over 1,046 disposed applications, the examiner allowed 800 and 246 were abandoned, yielding a 76% allowance rate. This rate describes applications decided in the examiner's pooled record and does not include pending matters. The examiner's record spans art units 2159 and 2169 within TC 2100.
This profile aggregates Spieler's record across multiple art units within TC 2100. The allowance rate of 76% reflects decided applications (allowed and abandoned combined) and describes the past record only. An aggregate figure across art units does not predict outcomes in any specific application, as prosecution outcomes depend on individual claim language, specification, prior art, and examiner-applicant interactions. Historical rates are descriptive, not predictive.
These are aggregate statistics from this examiner's past public record — not predictions about any specific application. The per-art-unit figures below show how the record varies across art units. Our approach to patent prosecution →
Each section benchmarks this examiner against that art unit's average. Figures are this examiner's own public record within the art unit; the overall rate above pools them.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Allowance rate for applications with an examiner interview versus without one.
A correlation, not proof that interviews cause allowances. Based on 462 decided applications with an interview and 574 without.
Primarily examines information retrieval and database structures.
Methodology. This page pools every art unit in which Examiner William Spieler has a public record within Technology Center 2100. Statistics are computed from publicly available USPTO records, refreshed on a recurring schedule. This page's data was last updated June 25, 2026. The overall allowance rate is total allowed divided by total decided applications (allowed plus abandoned) across all art units — not an average of the per-art-unit rates; pending applications are excluded. Figures are rounded for display. Pooled sample: 1,090 applications.
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